Vol. 6, Issue 1 (2020)

Ender’s nailing in inter trochanteric femur fracture: A retrospective analysis of 50 cases

Author(s):

Dr. Pala H Lakhnotra and Dr. Mayur B Vania

Abstract:
Enders nailing was very popular in past but with invent of new implant it was gradually forgotten art. Although it has many advantage like short operative time, little blood loss, reduced infection risk, reduced nonunion and cheap. Major problem with Enders nailing are knee pain and stiffness and migration or nail with shortening of limb specially in unstable variety and osteoporosis. External rotation is not significant problem with technique used. In stable fracture it gives excellent result with minimum invasion. Focusing on method of doing ender nailing and selecting proper patient are key to get success with this implant with least cost.

Pages: 45-49  |  1733 Views  241 Downloads

How to cite this article:
Dr. Pala H Lakhnotra and Dr. Mayur B Vania. Ender’s nailing in inter trochanteric femur fracture: A retrospective analysis of 50 cases. Int. J. Orthop. Sci. 2020;6(1):45-49. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i1a.1832